I think that Vietnam is what we had instead of happy childhoods. — Michael Herr

War stories aren't really anything more than stories about people anyway.

Mal Hombre: God damn it, Sergeant. I thought you were a professional soldier.

Sergeant: I waited as long as I could, Sir. Any longer, and I was gonna lose my man.

Mal Hombre: This outfit is perfectly capable of taking care of its own dirty laundry. Is that clear, Sergeant?

Sergeant: Colonel, since when is a wounded trooper 'dirty laundry'?

Black sergeant: You a reporter?

Herr: No, a writer.

Black sergeant: Careful. You can't use no eraser up where you wanna go.